In the 2006 National Basketball Association Draft three Jews were taken:

On the occasion of Purim, the traditional time to cast things in a humorous light, The Center for Sport and Jewish Life has posted It’s to laugh: Jewish sporting tales.

The Jewish Journal quotes an interesting exchange with Laker's star Kobe Bryant who said he “wouldn’t mind being Jewish.” in an article entitled: And We Wouldn’t Mind $100 Million

Bangitout.com's blog lists the Jews of the winter olympics

Q. In a recent column you write that the Talmud identifies ancient sporting events as "the seat of the scoffers." Is this relevant to modern-day sports as well?

Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, The Jewish Ethicist responds.

The Frozen Chosen (as Minnesota Jews often call themselves) at the Jewish Community Center of the Greater St. Paul Area have introduced a new sport class: Log Rolling.

"The sport is growing quite a bit," said Jamie Fischer, who last year won the log-rolling and boom-run world championships and helps teach the class along with Robin Feickert.

Feickert said some of her students are getting good enough at log rolling that they are competing in local and regional competitions that have sprung up in Minnesota and Wisconsin.